"Féachadóir" <Féach@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> Scríobh "mothed out" <mothed-out@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >Beacon wrote:
> >> "mothed out" <mothed-out@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
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> >>
> >> Michael O'Neill wrote:
> >> > mothed out wrote:
> >> >
> >> [snip]
> >>
> >>
> >> [quote]
> >> Mind you, trade and other commerce between areas obviously doesn't
> >> necessarily mean that the general populations of the trading
> >> populations shared a common language, [/quote]
> >>
> >> they did!
> >
> >yes i know, that is exactly what I am saying in my previous post!
> >As indicated by all these links you give (most of which I also read
> >while considering this), the very close relation****p between Welsh and
> >Cornish on the one hand and Breton do indeed arise from the
> >establishment of a kingdom under Cynan, who was 'installed' there by
> >Maximus.
> > What I meant was that peoples in this region didn't necessarily
> >have such an extremely similar language BEFORE those particular
> >historical events.
>
> Nevertheless, they did. We know Gaulish was a Q-Celtic language.
Indeed. But did P Celtic languages evolve from older north African or
European languages? e.g. did the Milesians or Moroccan/Spanish influence
bring or mould them. Or were they a natural evolution and original post
Ice
age languages in origin? Who can say? For q Celtic languages in france one
is also influenced by the indo European developments in language. In any
case culture could be shared by common practice and need rather than just
language. Please don't tell me me "Tir gan teanga is Tir gan anam". I
happen to agree.
